Harry Potters Footsteps

Visit the Reptile House at London Zoo and discover whether you too speak Parselmouth. During school holidays special Harry Potter days are run for children, with fancy dress competitions and the chance to meet owls and snakes up close.

It's great fun to go to King's Cross Station, and find platform 9 ¾. It's easier than you would think. The imaginative management has actually marked out a platform, along with notices for Hogwarts First Year students, and warnings about keeping owls caged. It really helps bring the book to life for children.

It's interesting to see some of the locations for the film. Diagon Alley, with all its wizard shops was filmed in Charing Cross Road, and Gringotts Bank was actually created from Australia House on the Strand.